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Title: debugging with idle: current line not highlighted
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: IDLE Versions: Python 3.2, Python 3.3
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Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: IDLE: source line in editor doesn't highlight when debugging
View: 14146
Assigned To: Nosy List: Todd.Rovito, dzabel, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2013-03-07 23:18 by dzabel, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg183711 - (view) Author: Dirk Zabel (dzabel) Date: 2013-03-07 23:18
When debugging with IDLE with checkbox "Source" enabled, the source window highlights the current line only when the source window is activated. If one of the buttons of the IDLE debug window is pressed ("Step", "Over" or "Out"), the source window is no longer active and the highlighting of the current line disappears. This makes stepwise execution quite boring.

This effect seems to be os specific. I found it on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 X64 SP1 both with Python 3.2 and Python 3.2.
I tried both Python 3.2 and Python 3.3 on Ubuntu 12.4 LTS, and the problem did not show up.
So it seems to be a windows-only problem.
msg183714 - (view) Author: Dirk Zabel (dzabel) Date: 2013-03-07 23:37
When debugging with IDLE with checkbox "Source" enabled, the source window highlights the current line only when the source window is activated. If one of the buttons of the IDLE debug window is pressed ("Step", "Over" or "Out"), the source window is no longer active and the highlighting of the current line disappears. This makes stepwise execution quite boring.

This effect seems to be os specific. I found it on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 X64 SP1 both with Python 3.2 and Python 3.3.
I tried both Python 3.2 and Python 3.3 on Ubuntu 12.4 LTS, and the problem did not show up.
So it seems to be a windows-only problem.
msg183757 - (view) Author: Todd Rovito (Todd.Rovito) * Date: 2013-03-08 19:31
Dirk,
   I think this issue is already documented as an issue but I will have to find it in the tracker.
msg183792 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2013-03-09 04:09
Dirk, sorry; in my email, I should have suggested searching for existing idle debugger issues before posting.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:42adminsetgithub: 61584
2013-03-09 04:09:44terry.reedysetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + terry.reedy
messages: + msg183792

superseder: IDLE: source line in editor doesn't highlight when debugging
resolution: duplicate
2013-03-08 19:31:58Todd.Rovitosetnosy: + Todd.Rovito
messages: + msg183757
2013-03-07 23:37:04dzabelsetmessages: + msg183714
2013-03-07 23:18:38dzabelcreate